Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stumped for Democratic candidates in Orange County Sunday. Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive New York congresswoman, appeared at the rally at UC Irvine on Oct. 23 … At least 1,000 people showed up to see the New York congresswoman speak on the warm October day, according to a UC Irvine employee. … Matthew Beckmann, a UCI political science professor, previously told the Register that Ocasio-Cortez has “a star power that will shine a light on local Democrats and put a little wind into the turnout sails.” … The Sunrise Movement Orange County, the Orange County Young Democrats, Planned Parenthood Generation Action UC Irvine, the UC Student Workers Union, and College Democrats at UCI hosted the event.

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